Felicia Hardy was trained by her father
as a great athlete. After her father was captured as a cat burglar, she
decided to follow in his footsteps and use her abilities to become the
Black Cat. First donning that name when she tried to free her father from
prison, but she encountered Spider-Man. Since then, she felt a kinship
with this lone hero, as she tried to change sides to be trused by the hero.
Over the time, she gained special abilities of bad luck, which affected
her relationship with Spider-Man and turning her back to her old criminal
career.

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HISTORY BREAKDOWN

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Gambit and Black Cat have only crossed
paths once in the Marvelverse, so far. Black Cat, Gambit, and Spider-Man
were all at the same museum on separate missions. Gambit was sent by the
Thieves Guild to find some suspicious thefts from the area. Spider-Man
attacked him believing that Gambit was the thief that he was looking for.
Black Cat broke up the fight, explaining they were all there for the same
people. They all worked together to capture the true villains. At the end
of the fight Gambit and Black Cat left the scene together.

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RECOMMENDED READING

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The following titles will catch you up
on the history of Black Cat and Gambit.